I agree with Barbara's in put on criticizing judges,,,We all know this sport is overe ridden with JELOUSY.The controlling factor in many lives.I find that many dog fanciers in their personal lives have NO POWER>>>SOOOO in the dog world, they can control their dogs..isnt that better than trying to control a husband who will give you no response??? Or in Eds case mothers and mother in laws!!(g) We all know there are crooked judges, incompetent judges, especially now when AKC hands out licensee like confetti...some deserve criticism due to obvious incompetence BUT there are a great majority who try....We are now such a "politically" correct USA that its very hard for a person to really be themselves and not be critisized.I am shocked at the intolerance many people have for one civil rights...ie freedom of speech, or even the clothed one wears... I am probably the most critical person at ringside most of you have seen...but I have a commitment to this breed as I have had for 50 years..If I don't like what I see a judge doing, I don't show under him again...and I try to speak to the judge and compliment them when they do a good, honest, competent job... Just my thoughts.. Chuck Kruger dvm Schaferhaus Kennels. _www.dockruger.com_ (http://www.dockruger.com) ... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================